Police: Prisoner who stole gun, fled hospital found in DC
WASHINGTON (AP) -- An inmate hospitalized after a suicide attempt overpowered a guard, took her gun, escaped and carjacked two vehicles Tuesday, setting off a frenzied nine-hour search that ended with his capture as he got off a bus in the nation's capital....

Family: Mumia Abu-Jamal treated for diabetes complications
POTTSVILLE, Pa. (AP) -- Former death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal was rushed to a hospital to be treated for complications from diabetes, according to family members and supporters who asserted Tuesday that the state prison system has been providing him with substandard medical care....

Arkansas gives final approval to religious-freedom bill
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Arkansas lawmakers have given final approval to a religious-freedom bill that has drawn sharp criticism from opponents who say it opens the door to state-sanctioned discrimination against gays and lesbians....

Ex-firefighter arrested after holding 4 others hostage
ELKINS PARK, Pa. (AP) -- A just-terminated volunteer firefighter returned to his Philadelphia-area firehouse with a 9mm handgun Tuesday and held four firefighters hostage, firing one shot into a wall before surrendering an hour later, police said....

Judge denies open records lawsuit against Haslam
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A tax attorney who sued for the release of records from Gov. Bill Haslam's administration related to a $350,000 analysis of business tax collections in Tennessee said Tuesday that he likely will appeal a judge's denial of his lawsuit....

ND to join Wyoming lawsuit against federal fracking rules
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- North Dakota, whose oil riches have been unlocked by the use of hydraulic fracturing, said Tuesday it will join Wyoming in a lawsuit challenging a new federal rule requiring more information about the process when it's used on U.S. government lands....